Autism-related (As an autistic person myself I really wanted to explore how her experiences shaped the way she interacts with her autism and her environment. Some of this is projecting tho not gonna lie whoops)
-Was taught that stimming wasn't acceptable while at Vishkar, so she's learned to stim really discretely
-favourite stims include playing with hard-light, drumming her fingers on things and rocking back and forth on her heels (when she can)
-Is kinda touch-sensitive and can't wear certain fabrics (her Vishkar uniforms have been modified by a friendly coworker.)
-favourite textures: the soft mesh stuff her dress is made out of, satin/other silky fabrics and denim (mostly jackets). She's not a fan of stiff fabrics or really heavy clothing
-Special interests include hard light manipulation, traditional Indian dance, anything revolving around architecture (especially drawing up blueprints- the patterns help her relax) and cooking, to some degree (it gives her control over what goes in her food so she doesn't get any icky tastes.)
-Can't stand bitter flavours or anything super grainy (like that slurry of sugar in the bottom of your teacup).
-Favourite same foods include chai (she usually makes a cup before starting work), yoghurt (*smoooth*), slow-cooked meat and most spicy flavours
-Sensory overload happens pretty easily, so she wears her visor and other headgear pretty much all the time to tune out bright lights and loud noises
Backstory-related
-Born to a poor family living in Hyderabad, India.
-Growing up in the wake of the Omnic crisis was tough, and there were many days when Satya and her younger brothers had to go without meals or split one meal between the three of them. Her parents worked long hours and were rarely home, so she spent most of her childhood alone, wandering the city streets near their home and drawing/tracing geometric patterns onto whatever surface she could find.
-Her parents never understood a lot of her behaviours and tended to leave her alone, which eventually ended up suiting both parties. Satya never felt at home with her family and disliked the chaos and poverty she was born into, so she spent most of her childhood alone.
-The Vishkar Corporation began to gain prominence during her childhood, and when she was eight, two Vishkar employees arrived on her doorstep, requesting that she come with them and be trained in the ways of hard-light manipulation. As much as it broke their hearts, her parents knew that they could not support her and her brothers for much longer, so they willingly gave her up to Vishkar.
-When she arrived at the Vishkar headquarters in Utopaea, she was immediately pushed into the training program with the other prospective architechs. When her teachers first noticed her off behaviours, they subjected her to intense rounds of social reconditioning through speech therapy and occupational therapy until she learned to suppress the behaviours they deemed unacceptable. While Vishkar was accommodating of some things, like her sensory sensitivities, a lot of her behaviours were treated negatively and forcibly suppressed
-Life growing up in the Vishkar compound was very lonely for her, since she could never work up the courage to talk to the other children training there, and they avoided her due to her bluntness and odd behaviour. Her 'therapy' was also extremely taxing at times, so she spent extensive periods of time alone recuperating and practicing her hard-light bending. When she wasn't practicing, she spent a lot of her time watching movies and drawing patterns and architectural designs in her sketchbooks. At around age 12 her left arm was surgically removed and replaced by a prosthetic on the behest of her superiors, something she found a little unnerving, but adjusted to in time
-She graduated from the Vishkar architech academy at age 18 and immediately began working for the company in various locations around India. Her superiors, however, saw more potential in her, and eventually began sending her out on clandestine missions to uphold their corporate interests and expand their influence into other countries. Satya was hesitant at first, but willingly took up the position and was sent on her first mission at age 21.
-In later years, Vishkar's actions abroad led to her questioning the fidelity of their claims that they were making the world a better place. She is still loyal to Vishkar, but is beginning to doubt that their motives are aligned with hers.
Stupid/miscellaneous headcanons
-Plays a lot of Animal Crossing in her spare time
-Normally eats pretty healthy, but there are days where she lives off of microwave meals and coffee in order to get work done
-She sometimes gets phantom pains from her missing limb, and will spend extended periods of time in her office trying to deal with them
-Prefers communicating through writing or digital media when possible, but finds it frustrating since she finds it harder to interpret the tone of the messages
-If left to her own devices, she’ll either keep working on some hard light project (Satya really needs to get a life outside her work), reading, or staring out her office window and watching the streets of Utopaea.
-In terms of books, she’s a huge fan of high fantasy, science fiction and poetry.
-Satya is fluent in English and Hindi, but her first language was Telugu, which she hasn’t used frequently since her childhood in Hyderabad, so her knowledge of the language is fading.
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